Planning Drain Waste &
Vent Systems

This practical guide to planning and designing drainage, waste
and vent systems will help you prepare plumbing plans for just about
any project you're likely to handle: residential, commercial.,
private sewage disposal systems, mobile home parks - even public
toilet room layouts for the physically handicapped.

It covers the entire subject, from basic plumbing principles to
the final drawings. Emphasis is on designing systems that meet
requirements for any of the popular plumbing codes.

Detailed chapters cover:

Basic Plumbing Principles

Traps and Cleanouts

General Regulations

Interceptors and Separators

Plumbing Materials

Septic Tanks and Drainfields

Vents and Venting

Drawing D WV Plans

Most plumbing designers know the inconvenience and expense - of
having their plans rejected - often because of a small oversight.
This manual has all the information you need to get your plans
approved the first time, and to avoid expensive mistakes and delays.

Everyone who plans or installs plumbing systems in communities where
plumbing codes are enforced should have this practical manual.

Illustrated with hundreds of diagrams, sketches and schematics,
this is your best guide to the intricacies of drainage, waste and
vent systems.

The Author:

Howard C. Massey has seen plumbing from every perspective -
as a plumber, contractor, inspector, plans examiner and consultant.
He's one of the nation's outstanding authorities on the plumbing
code and preparing for the plumbing exam.

Mr. Massey began as an apprentice plumber, advancing quickly to
journeyman, and then master plumber. For over fifteen years he
operated his own plumbing contracting firm in Florida, undertaking a
wide variety of residential, commercial and school projects.

For
fourteen years he was assistant plumbing chief and plans examiner
for Dade County (Miami) Florida. He's helped write, grade and
monitor plumbing exams and is a nationally recognized expert both on
the code and how to teach code compliance to apprentice and
journeyman plumbers.